ANARCHY


Meaning of ANARCHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-nər-kē, -ˌnär- ]

noun

Etymology: Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek, from anarchos having no ruler, from an- + archos ruler — more at arch-

Date: 1539

1.

a. : absence of government

b. : a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority

c. : a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government

2.

a. : absence or denial of any authority or established order

b. : absence of order : disorder

not manicured plots but a wild anarchy of nature — Israel Shenker

3. : anarchism

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.